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Inside Joffrey Ballet of Chicago’s world premiere full-length ballet “Anna Karenina.” Talking to lead dancer Victoria Jaiani and artistic director Ashley Wheater. Creating a new story ballet from scratch is rare, a big ad risky undertaking.

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By Kelly A. Magyarics Chong Sun, Andile Ndlovu, Jonathan Jordan and Jared Nelson in ‘British Invasion.’ (Photo by Tony Brown) How best to tackle onstage the music of arguably the two most famous rock bands of all time? (Die-hard fans can argue among themselves which of the two deserves the title of “best band of all time.”) There is certainly no shortage of cover bands and impressionists out there promising to deliver an authentic Beatles or Rolling Stones experience. But don’t expect...

Liam Scarlett, brilliant young choreographer at the Royal Ballet whose career was derailed by allegations – obituary Scarlett’s darkly themed ballets made him a star sought after by the world’s leading companies, but then he was abruptly dropped as ‘toxic’ 18 April 2021 • 7:50pm Liam Scarlett instructing Miami City Ballet dancers during rehearsal of Euphotic in Florida, January 2013   Credit: Gary Coronado/Avalon Liam Scarlett, who has died suddenly aged 35, was the Royal Ballet�...

Louisville shows this week: Yo-Yo Ma, River City Drum Corp, Parker Millsap & more Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal This arts and entertainment calendar updates weekly and lists events taking place in and around Louisville, from concerts to comedy shows, theater productions, musical performances and more. If youd like to have an arts and entertainment performance event listed, please send a note to Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com. SATURDAY, April 17 “A New Stage Vir...

Texas Ballet Theater Adds Former Houston Ballet Dancers to School Staff Both Elise Elliott and Rhodes Elliott will begin their new positions at TBT in June 2021.by BWW News Desk Texas Ballet Theater has announced the appointment of Elise and Rhodes Elliott, retired Houston Ballet dancers, to faculty and staff positions within Texas Ballet Theater School. Elise Elliott will join TBT as School Business Manager and Rhodes Elliott will be the new Advanced and Professional Training Division Instruc...

Titled TheaterManiaStreaming, the site features a variety of custom shows and captured productions that can be bought on-demand or through a regular subscription. Most recently unveiled is A New Stage, a dance-music hybrid curated by Tiler Peck and featuring Lil Buck, Sierra Boggess, Brooklyn Mack, and the Syncopated Ladies. Choreographers involved are Chloe Arnold, Jennifer Weber and Christopher Wheeldon. Watch the trailer here: For anyone looking for something to keep the kids entertain...

In Dorset, Jasper Conran’s Garden Runs Wild https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/t-magazine/jasper-conran-garden-dorset-england.html Allium, foxglove, chives, alchemilla and roses grow in Jasper Conran’s tangled garden.Credit...Simon Upton In Dorset, Jasper Conran’s Garden Runs Wild Set against the lush English countryside, the designer’s 17th-century home and its riotous plantings of magnificent blooms both defy and inspire his restrained elegance. Allium, foxglove, chives, a...

Welcome to the weekend. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and I am baaaaaaack. Thanks to my colleagues for holding down the newsletter fort while I spent two weeks in a pandemic resort of my own making, which consisted of generally not moving while reading novels, watching movies and dipping into the wide selection of liquor options that now come in adorable little cans. I’m The Juergen Teller internet hoo-ha My kid could do that. A versio...

New York City Ballet announced today that Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette will give her final performance with the Company at the 2pm matinee performance on Saturday, October 9, dancing Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19/The Dreamer and Alexei Ratmansky’s Namouna, A Grand Divertissement.